Figure 2: MainTradepartnergrowthrate Percent Japan New Zealand Australia US Source: IMF World Economic Outlook: September ... the unemployment rate has declined to 5.4 percent in September from a 6.3 percent peak in mid 2003 it partly reflected a falling participation rate. General business conditions ... of high world petroleum prices has so far been modest. Given that the economic growth

TABLE 12 PRODUCT STRUCTURE EFFECT FOR BELGIUM AND ITS MAINTRADINGPARTNERS (2002) (Market growth in relation to EU15 trade, indices 1995 = 100) Market growth (weighted both geographically and by products) Market growth (geographically weighted ... in the three main neighbouring countries the product structure effect was positive ...mainly by the relatively small share of Belgian exports represented by the “Machinery

Effects of the appreciation of exchange rate on exports will not be alarming at danger ... exchange rate does not appreciate significantly. As well, the export so far has increased consistently with those of other countries in the region. economic growth

Table 4 – Real GDP Growth in Ireland's MainTradingPartners ... ="elem-1069"><u id="elem-1070">Table 4 – Real GDP Growth in Ireland's MainTrading ... to a growth path which will return it to trend by the end of the forecast period

by the higher sales to the EU (+49%), NAFTA (+23%) and China (+38%). Other destinations ... of Latin America, which showed 16% and 11% growth respectively. Regarding MERCOSUR ... 4%. As shown in graphic 2, the largest contribution to MAO export growth in January 2006